The Toronto police says it is investigating a suspected hate-motivated attempted murder in a case where a man reportedly set a woman on fire on a bus on Friday, June 17.
The incident occurred at around 12:23 p.m. aboard a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus in the Kipling Avenue and Dundas Street West area, the police said in a statement released on June 19.
Tenzin Norbu, 33, poured a flammable liquid on the woman and then set the substance on fire, causing the woman to burn, the police said.
Norbu fled the crime scene after the attack and was later located and arrested in an area nearby. He is facing four charges: attempted murder, assault with a weapon, common nuisance endangering lives or public safety, and mischief over $5,000 involving interference with property….